Robin a Playable Character in Batman: Arkham City Through Best Buy Pre-order

Retailer announces sidekick playable on two challenge maps.

Catwoman won't be the only playable side character in Batman: Arkham City. Electronics retailer Best Buy has revealed that its pre-order bonus for the game will feature a playable version of the Dark Knight's acrobatic sidekick, Robin.

Listing the pre-order details for Batman: Arkham City on its website, Best Buy appears to have let a sizable cat out of the bag, outing the Boy Wonder as a character gamers will be able to navigate through two challenge maps.

Whether or not Robin would make it into Arkham City has been a topic of debate since Rocksteady announced the Batman sequel last year. The studio still hasn't made an official announcement about Robin, and there are four spots left on the Arkham City character reveal page.

For the record, other pre-order bonus announcements include a Joker Carnival challenge map at GameStop and the Arkham City prequel comic from Amazon.

Batman: Arkham City is scheduled for an October 18 launch on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PCs. The game has also been announced for the Wii U.

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